tolerable
adjective
tol·er·a·ble
ˈtä-lə-rə-bəl 
ˈtäl-rə-;
ˈtä-lər-bəl
1
: capable of being borne or endured
tolerable pain
2
: moderately good or agreeable : passable
a tolerable singing voice
Examples of tolerable in a Sentence
The heat was tolerable for only a short time.
stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot
Recent Examples on the Web
The shift in climate also means more frequent severe weather events and more tolerable conditions for invasive species to thrive in the state.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
Side effects can vary, too, sometimes making one medication more tolerable than the another.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Each factor is then assigned a rating as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, undesirable or intolerable.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Many would consider this a tolerable scenario; some, an attractive one.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
Side effects can vary, too, sometimes making one medication more tolerable than the another.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Each factor is then assigned a rating as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, undesirable or intolerable.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Many would consider this a tolerable scenario; some, an attractive one.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for tolerable
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“Tolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tolerable. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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